Abstract
During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak, Liberia suffered 2,544 deaths, including 8% of its doctors, nurses and midwives. The Government responded in 2016 with a seven–year Health Workforce Program (HWP), the goal of which was “the creation of a fit-for-purpose, motivated, and highly-skilled workforce.” The US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) with the support from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), established Resilient and Responsive Health Systems project to assist Liberia in strengthening health workforce and health systems. As the HWP approaches its final year, progress the numbers and skills of physicians, nurses and midwives have improved, through national and global support, and there have been some improvements in the overall health system. Improving health for everyone in Liberia is an ongoing process that requires continuing support and collaboration from national and global partners including US government agencies, UN agencies, academic and training institutions, private foundations, regional networks, and especially the people of Liberia.
Highlights
Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), these activities are supported through a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Headquarters-based funding stream
Liberia is one of the four countries targeted for this support and is the subject of this commentary
S/GAC allocates funding to individual countries based on the profile of the HIV epidemic and performance toward controlling the epidemic, and approves the annual operating plans and performance targets developed by each country
Summary
This initiative was required to emphasize strengthening health workforce and the health system to be resilient and responsive to above mentioned health challenges and priorities of the Country including HIV/AIDS, a global focus of PEPFAR. Yale’s Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) is serving as the lead in a program supporting preclinical medical education and capacity building in basic science at AMD, working closely with existing faculty and in partnership with the MOH.
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